March 23, 2009 09:32 am
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Fairview High School theater students perform "Bye, Bye Birdie" this week with five shows at the elementary school.
The stage musical is a satire about American society set in 1958, with Will West playing the rockstar Conrad Birdie.
Shows are at 1 p.m. Tuesday, at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.Wednesday and at 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. Thursday at Fairview Elementary School.
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Will West plays the fictitious rock star Conrad Birdie surrounded by teenage girls of his fan club in Sweet Apple, Ohio. The role is inspired by the phenomenon of Elvis Presley and character name is word play on Conway Twitty, a popular singer of the era. The Independent